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Neonatal Myocardial Infarction or Myocarditis? [PDF]
We report a 29 week-gestation preterm infant who presented during his second week of life with cardiogenic shock. Clinical presentation and first diagnostics suggested myocardial infarction, but echocardiographic features during follow-up pointed to a ...
A Arthur +39 more
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From 334 cattle slaughtered in the Bahir Dar municipal abattoir, different lesions resulting in total or partial organ condemnation were found in organs of 12 (3.6%) cattle. Organs affected by different lesions or disease were liver 14.6% (49/334), lung 9.9% (33/334), heart 2.40% (8/334), kidney 3.6% (12/334) and tongue 0.9% (3/334).
Habtamu Endale, Mesfin Mathewos
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Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in the Course of Acute Rheumatic Fever with Active Carditis
Objective: Vitamin D is a hormone with immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects besides calcium hemostasis. The present study aims to evaluate the relationship between acute rheumatic fever (ARF) attacks and vitamin D levels. Materials and Methods:
Serkan Türkuçar +4 more
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Variability of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation utilization for refractory adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an international survey study. [PDF]
Objective: A growing interest in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) as a rescue strategy for refractory adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) currently exists.
Benjamin S. Abella +16 more
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ABSTRACT Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a significant health burden, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries, with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) contributing substantially to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) is an effective treatment for symptomatic MS, yet its ...
Jahangir Rashid Beig +7 more
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What is the outcome of rheumatic carditis in children with Sydenham's chorea?
We evaluated the echocardiographic features of 69 children diagnosed with Sydenham's chorea at the first attack of acute rheumatic fever. By echocardiography, carditis was detected in 71% of cases and silent carditis was shown in 28.9% of cases at
Filiz Ekici +8 more
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OBJETIVO: Relatar as manifestações clínicas e características demográficas de pacientes com febre reumática atendidos em serviço público no Estado do Acre.
Fátima Borges +6 more
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Short and Intermediate Term Outcomes of the Convergent Procedure: Initial Experience in a Tertiary Referral Center [PDF]
PURPOSE: The Convergent procedure is a hybrid, multidisciplinary treatment for symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) consisting of minimally invasive surgical epicardial ablation and percutaneous/catheter endocardial ablation.
Hirsh, Jeffrey +4 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To describe the clinical and demographic profile of Australian children first diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) or rheumatic heart disease (RHD) before the age of 5 years, with comparison to children aged 5–14 years. Methods Linked emergency department, hospitalisation, RHD register and death records from the End RHD in ...
Jamie Cransberg +5 more
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Secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic heart diseases is efficient in reducing disease recurrence, heart damage, and cardiac impairment. We aimed to monitor the clinical evolution of a large Brazilian cohort of rheumatic patients under prolonged secondary ...
Renato Pedro de Almeida Torres +11 more
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